Arm freeing gun sling

Abstract

The sling for a rifle or shotgun, which allows the firearm to be retained suspended from the shoulder without sliding off while the associated arm and hand are otherwise engaged. An auxiliary strap assembly may be secured to form a stabilizing, neck-encircling loop, and stored out of the way flatly against the main sling when not in use.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by United States Letters Patent is: 
     
       1. A sling assembly for retaining an elongate firearm suspended generally vertically from the shoulder of a user, said sling assembly comprising: a primary, flexible, non-elastic, elongate strap assembly having upper and lower ends;   means securing said upper and lower ends vertically spaced apart to the firearm, so that the primary assembly forms a shoulder engaging loop therewith;   an auxiliary, non-elastic, elongate strap assembly having upper and lower ends;   means securing the upper end of the auxiliary strap assembly to the upper end of the primary strap assembly;   pull releasable means for securing the lower end of the auxiliary strap assembly to the primary assembly, spaced from the upper end securing means a distance equal to the length of the auxiliary strap assembly;   at least one other pull releasable means for securing the lower end of the auxiliary assembly tot he primary assembly at a distance from the auxiliary strap assembly upper end securing means less than the length of the auxiliary strap assembly, to cause the auxiliary assembly to form a neck-encircling loop with the primary assembly;   said pull releasable means being spaced from and operable separately from said at least one other pull releasable means;   engaging means for independently engaging one of the pull releasable means for securing the lower end of the auxiliary strap assembly to the primary strap assembly;   the pull releasable means and the at least one other pull releasable means being secured to the primary strap assembly and the engaging means being secured to the auxiliary strap assembly.   
     
     
       2. The sling assembly of claim 1, wherein: the pull releasable means comprises a female or male snap assembly component;   the at least one other pull releasable means comprises a component identical to said snap assembly component;   and the engaging means comprises the other of a female or male snap assembly component.   
     
     
       3. The sling assembly of claim 2, wherein: the primary strap assembly comprises an upper and a lower segment connected by fastening means permitting adjustment of the length of said assembly; and   the pull releasable means and the at least one other pull releasable means are secured to said upper segment.